How does sterilizing work?
Several different forms of sterilizing exist. The most common form, for tattoo and body piercing establishments, is pressure steam sterilization. Pressure steam sterilization occurs when a contaminated item is placed under 249.8+°f under 16+lbs of pressure for 12+ minutes. This means, that cleaning items by use of Ultrasonics, boiling, dry heat, lighters, alcohol, peroxide, bleach, or ketchup does not mean they are safe to use. Also, a sterilizer should be regularly spore-tested, to insure it is in proper working condition.
Related Questions
- Is there documentation of the time/temperature necessary for sterilizing potentially smallpox-infected material using autoclave/steam sterilization?
- If sterilizing an implantable device, should users perform biological monitoring (spore testing) more frequently?
- Which is best for sterilizing metal, rubbing alcohol, bleach or ammonia?
